Locket



Patented Mar. 26, 1935"v Y l i v UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE LOCKET Edwin E. Keely, Los Angeles, Calif, Application April 23, 1934, Serial No. 721,850

2 Claims. (Cl. 220-4) This invention relates to a locket or uid-tight A plurality of compartment-forming members casing. 11 and 12 are shown. These consist of metallic An object of the invention is to provide a simdisks 11 and 12 which have a plurality of equally plied construction for the casings of lockets or spaced feet 13. Each of these disks is shown 5 other containers used to house and protect having four rectangular feet, but such feet may 5 jewelry, valuable papers or other articles that are be Varied in number or shape without departing highly valued. from the spirit of the invention as hereinafter Another object is to provide a casing wherein claimed. there is combined with a screw-threaded cover By joining each foot 13 to the body of its disk portion resilient internal members which will at a slight curvature or angle as indicated Vat 14 10 impart a lock-nut quality to the cover and will a slight resiliency is given to the compartmentat the same time subdivide the space within the forming members in Order that, When the COVel housing into compartments. members are screwed rmly down the internal Still another object of the invention is to proparts 12 and 13 Will react in Such a Way eS D0 15 vide a housing construction wherein the cover provide a flctOIlal engagement 0f Jelle SCI'eW 15 member, or members, are rendered unusually threads which will prevent the accidental unlluid-tight when they are screwed into place. screwing of the cover'members when the device Yet other objects, advantages and features of is in the assembled form. the invention may hereinafter appear. 'Ihe face portions of the disks 12 provide spaces Referringto the accompanying drawing, which for any desired inscription or identification to 20 illustrates what is at present deemed to be a be formed thereon. preferred embodiment of the invention: In Fig. 3 is shown a modied form 0f mv i11-y Fig. 1isatransversesectiononlinel--1 of Fig.2. vention wherein an upper COVeI melflflbe11 15 iS Fig. 2 is a vertical section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1. secured on to a lower cover member 16, the latter Fig. 3 is a fragmental vertical section of a cover member having an externally ScreW'25 modification. threaded annular lip 17 to cooperate with the in- Referring in detail to Figs. 1 and2 of the drawternally screw threaded flange 18 of the meming, the locket or container illustrated comprises ber 15. The lip 17 meets the member 15 alongva an externally screw-threaded ring 5 which is beveled joint 19. The flange 20 of the member shown as being of the same transverse extent or 16 meetsthe flange 18 at a beveled joint 21. 30 width throughout its entire circumference. On In both forms of the invention a wedging action to the side portions of this ring screw the two takes place alOng a beveled joint aS the screwing identical cover members 6. Each of these cover on of the upper (as viewed inthe drawing)l cover members 6 has a plate portion 7 furnished with member is completed.

a thickened, laterally directed flange 8 which I claim: Y 35 is internally screw threaded to provide for screw- 1. In a device of the kinddescribed, inr combiing on to the ring 5. The parts 5, 7 and 8 are nation, a ring, cavitated cover members to screw constructed in such a manner that when the externally upon said ring to forma casing, and outer edges or faces of the flange portions 8 come a plurality of disks to t within said casing, said into contact with each other a contact also occurs disks having laterally directed flanges struck out 40 between the sides of the ring 5 and the adjacent from them to provide Spacing feet Which are 0f a or internal faces of the plate portions 7 of the resilient character, said feet increasing the friccovers. This arrangement aids in forming a tion between the screw-threaded portions of the fluid-tight fit. assembled device.

The peripheral portion of the ring 5 is beveled 2; In a device of the kind described, in combi- 45 at each side of the ring at 5b. These bevels meet nation, a ring, cavitated cover members to screw like bevels in the cover members, the contact externally upon said ring to form a casing, and a occurring slightly in advance of the other stop plurality of disks to fit within said casing, said means as the cover members are screwed into disks having laterally directed peripheral anges place. Therefore a wedging action takes place struck out from them to providespacing feet 50 along said tted bevel joints thus provided, addwhich are of a resilient character, said feet ining to the fluid-tight character of the device. creasing the friction between the screw-threaded As an additional means to prevent leakage or portions of the assembled device. l the entrance of dust, a gasket 9 is added, said gasket being fitted tightly into the grooves 10. EDWIN E. KEELY. 55 

